NAL has released its annual impact report for 2022—outlining its achievements and contributions to the hearing care industry, and highlights the organization's active projects, collaborations, and key AI research.
The use of face masks has been mandated by many governments around the world. A negative side effect has been the impact on speech understanding in noise. In this study, a group of NAL researchers examine the impact of face covers in laboratory experiments and evaluate the effect of hearing aid compensation to reduce the impact of face covers during speech communication. Methods, outcomes, and recommendations are presented
April is the cruelest month, according to T.S. Eliot. This certainly proved true for the hearing healthcare field in 2020.
Key international experts in hearing aid research and Phonak audiologists and researchers participated in the first expert circle meeting in the USA.
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HR Editor Karl Strom considers what the FDA can do in the wake of its recent GMP workshop, the PCAST recommendations, and impending report from the IOM. Would these proposals lead to more innovation, affordability and accessibility for consumers…or represent a giant step backward?
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The FDA announced that it is allowing the marketing of a new hearing aid that uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound: the EarLens Contact Hearing Device (CHD), which is manufactured by EarLens Corp, Menlo Park, Calif.
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According to Brent Edwards, PhD, if we are to fully understand patient treatment, we must now consider the relationship between cognitive function and hearing ability, and the relationship between cognitive function and hearing aid technology.
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Brent Edwards, PhD, former vice-president of research for Starkey Hearing Technologies and a key person behind the establishment of the Starkey Hearing Research Center in Berkeley, Calif, has accepted the position of chief technology officer at EarLens Corp.
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